“J-Lab has been funding citizen media start-ups with micro-grants for two years now. We’ve seen how quickly committed founders can build momentum and gain traction in their communities. The findings in this report were less of a surprise and more of an affirmation of what we had started to see.”

And this shows the popularity of Social Networking.Read what Google says.Social networking sites top the list this year’s most searched queries Google announced its annual Zeitgeist, featuring lists and charts of the most popular and fastest-rising global search terms that people have typed into Google.com.

If you’re interested in revisiting this year’s top scandals, or learning who wins in a Suri vs. Shiloh face-off, or which sport is most popular – visit this page to read all about what spurred people’s collective curiosity in 2006.T

his year’s Google Zeitgeist reveals the following trends: What’s hot: the who, what and how of what’s being searched Current events: top searched scandals, political figures and global regions Milestones: most searched divorces, weddings, deaths and births of 2006 Entertainment: what movies and TV shows were hot this year Sports: top searched sporting events, who retired and whose jerseys were most sought after Google representatives would be happy to talk with you about this year’s top Web culture trends.